Louise G. Bernier
Patent Agent
DIRECT LINE
418.640.5245
FAX
418.640.1500
office location
Biography
Louise G. Bernier joined the firm after over 14 years of corporate practice as a patent agent in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. For close to 10 years, she headed the patent department at Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., where she managed a large portfolio of international patent applications in the areas of medicinal chemistry and biological sciences. Ms. Bernier was one of the first Registered Patent Agents in Quebec to focus on biotechnology.
During her graduate studies, Ms. Bernier received a scholarship from the Medical Research Council of Canada. She has also written several scientific publications.
Year of Registration
- United States (patents) 1995
- Canada (patents) 1992
EDUCATION
- M.Sc., Medical Biochemistry, Université Laval, 1985
- Ph.D., Experimental Medicine-Immunology, McGill University, 1991
- Training Course in American Intellectual Property Law, Franklin Pierce Law Centre, 1989
- B.Sc., Biochemisty, Université Laval, 1983
Rankings and Recognitions
- Scholarship from the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC)
Memberships and Activities
- Fellow of the Intelectual Property Institute of Canada
- Council of IPIC (1995-97)
- Given courses in conjuction with McGill Univeristy, on corporate practice
